Addy meets mud

Today was such a beautiful day. I dressed Addy in Laken's hand me downs and let her have at it and LOOK!! She had a wonderful time, in case you couldn't tell. This is really a big deal for me-I am not such a mud fan. I don't think I would have ever let Laken get this dirty...

Baby Doll

Addyson is like my dress up baby doll-all my kids are really, I love dressing my kids. However, there's something really fun about dressing a baby girl. My mom got her this outfit for Valentine's day, but getting her clothes is like a two in one gift (I feel like it's a gift for me too!!). This outfit came from Puddleducks (in Grenada-owned by my friend, Karen Hartley).

8 and under state meet

This Saturday Cade competed in the 8 and under state swim meet in Jackson. He did really well. He won first place in three of the five events he swam: 25 breast, 50 breast, and 100 IM!! He also won 2nd place in the 50 freestyle. He competed with all of the 7 year olds in the state. He is such a little racer. I did not get any new pictures, but he qualified for the 10 and under meet that's this weekend in Oxford, so maybe I'll get some pics of Cade and Laken.

Laken

Last week Laken informed me that she and some of her friends had declared it tacky day!! They were going to all dress tacky for school. Not all of them participated-I think some of the mothers were not too sure about the girls wearing these crazy clothes without the school declaring it tacky day, but I thought, hey they aren't breaking the dress code and I need to choose my battles. This week the girls have declared today 80s day, so once again I supported Laken's bold fashion choice and here's what she wore to school today...

Rodeo

Last Friday night our neighbor, Payton, invited Cade to go with his family to the rodeo. Cade loves the idea of being a cowboy, so he was thrilled. This is Cade and Payton before the rodeo. Then Andy, Payton's dad, bought all the boys cowboy hats at the rodeo, so here's a pic of Cade with his cowboy hat. Thanks, Payton for such a fun night!!

sewing

I spent the whole day last Wednesday playing on my sewing machine. I embroidered this dress and shirt for Addy for her Valentines present. Then I made my friend Michelle these happies for her baby Nelson that's due in a couple of weeks. I wanted to do swim towels for Laken and Cade, but my last towel was a disaster. I ordered them some swim gear they had been wanting instead.

Addyson loving her big girl chair

Addyson is loving her chair that she got from Nana and Papa from Christmas. I love this picture. She does this all the time: Gathers her blankets puts them in her chair then grabs a book and climbs up in her "nest"...

Sunday

Spring was in the air!!

I love spring time. The weather this weekend was a much needed reminder that spring would be coming again. The kids enjoyed playing outside, but especially Addyson. When she gets out the door she takes off. It's like she's been released from prison. She runs with her arms stretched out squealing!! Here are some outside pics from this weekend:

My busy bee (this week)

Picture says it all... I once again have to re-evaluate my childproofing attempts:

Addyson has become quite a climber. She is so proud to have conquered the remote!


These two pictures go together. When I walked in the kitchen and saw blanky in front of the open snack cabinet I knew "someone" was having a party somewhere!!

This is how I found the party animal. My girl loves to eat...

Laken has bangs

Laken has been asking for bangs for a little while now. I have been trying to discourage her for some reason. I finally decided she should get her hair done however she wants it done-choose my battles, right : ) So I made her an appointment with our neighbor, Misty who did a great job. I think Laken was sooo right about the bangs-I should have let her do it a long time ago. Her ponytail-which she likes to wear most days- looks alot better with bangs too!!